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Originally Posted by Frank Lee
Not hearing too many raves about ecoboost fe...
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I don't have personal experience with the F150 ecoboost. From reading reviews and stats online, it seems the mileage for the power in the vehicle is great compared to what was available before.
But people expect 30 mpg for their 2.5+ ton truck that they use to haul groceries, or a pile of wood once per year, so on. Again, no personal experience, but it seems the people who buy this truck often buy it for the wrong reasons- go figure- and expect a miracle.
I imagine someone hyper miling it would get decent mpg-for the vehicle.
This is my fathers truck:
Fuel Economy of the 2008 Ford F150 Pickup 4WD
I was disappointed when I used it for about a month when I was between the Escort and Mustang, and I averaged 19 mpg. I thought it was disgusting, but now I see I was exceeding highway.
3.7L Ti-VCT 4-Valve V6 FFV has 302 @ 6500/278 @ 4000 w/ 17 city/23 hwy
3.5L Ti-VCT 4-Valve V6 EcoBoost™ has 365 @ 5000/420 @ 2500 w/ 16 city/22 hwy
5.0L Ti-VCT 4-Valve V8 FFV has 360 @ 5500/380 @ 4250 w/ 15 city/21 hwy
I agree, this isn't amazing- but to have a smaller engine (3.5 instead of 5.0) while making more power sooner, and the MPG almost where the 3.7 is, it's a pretty decent in between spot.